Importance of Foot and Leg Structure for Beef Cattle in Forage-Based Production Systems.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the relationship of foot angle and claw set to beef cattle structural soundness will be critical to the selection of animals that fit forage-based production systems. In an effort to address concerns about foot and leg structure, the American Angus Association's foot angle and foot claw set expected progeny differences (EPD) were developed in 2019. As a result, these relatively new EPD and associated guidelines have limited phenotypic data submitted thus far. While ample research has evaluated lameness and foot issues in the dairy breeds, less is known about the factors that affect foot structure in beef cattle. This review focuses on beef cattle foot and leg structure, selection factors that may have led to increased problems with feet and legs, and the importance of foot an

SUBMITTER: Sitz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9913362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature